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Description & Citation--Study No. 6841

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:6841
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06841
 
Title:Latino National Political Survey, 1989-1990
 
Principal Investigator(s):Rodolfo de la Garza
 
  Angelo Falcon
 
  F. Chris Garcia
 
  John A. Garcia
 
Funding Agency:Ford Foundation
 
  Tinker Foundation
 
  Spencer Foundation
 
  Rockefeller Foundation
 
Bibliographic Citation:de la Garza, Rodolfo, Angelo Falcon, F. Chris Garcia, and John A. Garcia. Latino National Political Survey, 1989-1990 [Computer file]. ICPSR06841-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1998. doi:10.3886/ICPSR06841
 

Scope of Study

Summary:This data collection measures the political attitudes and behaviors of three specific Latino groups in the United States: Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban. A geographic Latino population coverage rate of at least 85 percent was desired for this study. Variables cover the respondent's family history, organizational memberships, political participation, voting practices, preferences on policy issues, views toward political parties and political candidates/leaders, political behavior, sources of political information such as the media, feelings about political trust and efficacy, perceptions of the relationship between government and Latino groups, and degree of concern about international issues and social problems. Demographic variables include sex, age, ethnicity, marital status, education, education of parents and spouse, parental status, religious preference, employment status, occupation, home ownership, military service, country of origin, and citizenship.
 
Time Period:July 1989 - March 1990
 
Date(s) of Collection:July 1989 - March 1990
 
Universe:Adult population (18 years and older) of the United States who are Puerto Rican, Mexican, or Cuban with one parent or at least two grandparents solely of Puerto Rican/Mexican/Cuban origin.
 
Data Type:survey data
 
Data Collection Notes:The codebook and data collection instruments are provided as Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet.
 

Methodology

Sample:Area probability national sample of Latino households from a selection of 40 Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) stratified based on Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) and rural counties. Initial sampling fractions were based on 1980 Census housing unit counts by Latino subgroup.
 
Data Source:personal interviews
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Some instruments administered as part of this study may contain contents from copyrighted instruments. Reproductions of the instruments are provided solely as documentation for the analysis of the data associated with this collection. Please contact the data producers for information on permissions to use the instruments for other purposes.
 
Original ICPSR Release:1997-08-01
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 1998-06-11.
 
  1998-05-27 - In the previous version of the codebook and SAS and SPSS data definition statements for this collection, the value labels for the variable RCOUNTRY (In what country were you born?) were incorrect for codes 2 and 3. The correct label for code 2 is "Puerto Rico" and the correct label for code 3 is "Mexico". Revised SAS and SPSS data definition statements have been produced and the codebook has been updated.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Data File
  • DS2: Non-Latino Questionnaire (PDF)
  • DS3: Latino Questionnaire (Spanish) (PDF)
  • DS4: Latino Questionnaire (English) (PDF)
  • DS10: Diskette D00326
 

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